התמקח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־ק־ח (m-q-kh)
2 terms

Modern derivation from מִקָּח (mikákh, taking; buying) by forming a new root.

Pronunciation

Verb

הִתְמַקֵּחַ • (hitmakéakh) (hitpa'el construction)

  1. to bargain, haggle [with עַל]

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִתְמַקֵּחַ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהִתְמַקֵּחַ
action noun הִתְמַקְּחוּת
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הִתְמַקַּחְתִּי הִתְמַקַּחְנוּ
second הִתְמַקַּחְתָּ הִתְמַקַּחְתְּ הִתְמַקַּחְתֶּם הִתְמַקַּחְתֶּן
third הִתְמַקֵּחַ הִתְמַקְּחָה הִתְמַקְּחוּ
present מִתְמַקֵּחַ מִתְמַקַּחַת מִתְמַקְּחִים מִתְמַקְּחוֹת
future first אֶתְמַקֵּחַ נִתְמַקֵּחַ
second תִּתְמַקֵּחַ תִּתְמַקְּחִי תִּתְמַקְּחוּ תִּתְמַקַּחְנָה1
third יִתְמַקֵּחַ תִּתְמַקֵּחַ יִתְמַקְּחוּ תִּתְמַקַּחְנָה1
imperative positive הִתְמַקֵּחַ הִתְמַקְּחִי הִתְמַקְּחוּ הִתְמַקַּחְנָה1
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987), “מקח”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 378b